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Volume buttons on device don't work when casting

As of Spotify 8.9.xx and newer I can't control the volume on my iPhone when casting to a Chromecast device. I need to go into the slider inside the Spotify app to change the volume. This is not an iOS or apple issue:My non working version of Spotify ...

  • Roadie
  • Dannythyuhh
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iOS Local Files: Easier import with the Files app

It is now easier to import Local Files into the Spotify iOS app through the Files app on your iOS device. A computer and WiFi network are not required to use this new import method. This means that you can now import Local Files into the Spotify iOS ...

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  • Rastereyes
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Superuser Contribution "share" URL loses the song / redirects to the app

currently when you click "share" on a song, the url created should be redirecting to that song. Yet sharing on IOS seem to resolve to the spotify app in the IOS app store, which itself will not redirect to the song directly, instead forcing you to up...

  • Visitor
  • currently when you click "share" on a song, the url created should be redirecting to that song.   Yet sharing on IOS seem to resolve to the spotify app in the IOS app store, which itself will ...
  • Susan_GP
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Loses Track of Podcast Position

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 12Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhen I listen to partial lengths of podcasts, Spotify doesn't remember my spot and jumps back to parts I have already listened to. This al...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 12 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue When I listen to partial lengths of podcasts, Spotify doe...
  • Susan_GP
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Superuser Contribution any idea how to block podcasts? .

any idea how can we block podcasts that we don't want to hear? Like how we block certain artists. I am intending to curb my"addiction" to certain podcasts by permanently blocking them. Thanks!

  • Regular
  • any idea how can we block podcasts that we don't want to hear? Like how we block certain artists. I am intending to curb my"addiction" to certain podcasts by permanently blocking them. Thanks!  
  • Dontusethisservive
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Superuser Contribution App Crashing on iOS when scrolling in "Discover something new"

Plan Premium Country Germany Device IPhone 14 Pro Max Operating System IOS 26 Developer Beta App Version 9.0.50.511 My Question or Issue When I go to the category „Discover something new“ and then click on „Music for me“ everything is normal but afte...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Premium Country Germany Device IPhone 14 Pro Max Operating System IOS 26 Developer Beta App Version 9.0.50.511   My Question or Issue When I go to the categ...
  • Spencerblalock
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  • Crash
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Implement AirPlay 2 Support for a Seamless Listening Experience

PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceiPhone 15 Pro, MacBook M3 Pro, AppleTV, HomePod OG 2th Operating SystemiOS / macOS My Question or IssueI'm writing to express my growing frustration with the lack of AirPlay 2 support in the Spotify iOS app. As a dedicate...

  • Roadie
  • Plan Premium   Country USA   Device iPhone 15 Pro, MacBook M3 Pro, AppleTV, HomePod OG 2th   Operating System iOS / macOS   My Question or Issue I'm writing to expres...
  • martinstenrose
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Superuser Contribution Unable to access Data Saving and offline setting in IOS app

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 17.7My Question or IssueWhen I go to the app settings and go to Data-Saving and offline I get a pop up that says “Turn off offline access? You won't be able to play content when you're of...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Free Country United States Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS 17.7 My Question or Issue When I go to the app settings and go to Data-Saving and offline I get a pop up that says “Turn...
  • cecarini
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps adding songs to my playlist and I HATE IT!!!

Plan:FreeDevice:Apple iPhone SE 2nd GenerationOperating System:IOS 15So I’m trying to memorize one song and one song only. So naturally I made a playlist with that song in it thinking that would be the end of it. But then I see that Spotify has add a...

  • Music Fan
  • Plan: Free Device: Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation Operating System: IOS 15 So I’m trying to memorize one song and one song only. So naturally I made a playlist with that song in it thinking t...
  • Ughughughughugh1
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Superuser Contribution New Queue UX doesn’t allow me to delete songs from Queue

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone 12)Operating System(iOS 18) My Question or IssueOn the queue UI, I can’t remove songs from it. After trying to 3D Touch the song and no options appeared, I found I can swipe left and I see the trashcan, but nothing ha...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country   Device (iPhone 12) Operating System (iOS 18)   My Question or Issue On the queue UI, I can’t remove songs from it. After trying to 3D Touch the song and no ...
  • albertina65brownlee
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Superuser Contribution Podcast Speed Button not working

The button to change the podcast speed in the iOS app is not responsive. I repeatedly have to restart the app to get it to work. All other buttons on the podcast playback screen are working fine.PlanPremiumCountryUnited States Device(iPhone 8, Samsun...

  • Casual Listener
  • The button to change the podcast speed in the iOS app is not responsive. I repeatedly have to restart the app to get it to work. All other buttons on the podcast playback screen are working fine. Pl...
  • AlejaR
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Individual titles in an album

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDevice(iPhone 13pro)Operating System(iOS 18)My Question or IssueHi, when I add a music album to my library, I cannot see the individual songs. I only get a text field but I cannot select one specific song to be played.what do I ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free Country Germany Device (iPhone 13pro) Operating System (iOS 18) My Question or Issue Hi, when I add a music album to my library, I cannot see the individual songs. I only get a tex...
  • Slamdunker23
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Superuser Contribution Why are my podcasts suddenly cutting off? (iPhone 14)

Hi! I'm trying to listen to my podcasts as I do every day and I'm suddenly running into an issue where, once clicked on, the podcasts length is significantly cut down. In this case I'm trying to listen to a 24 minute episode and it only gives me 10 m...

  • Newbie
  • Hi! I'm trying to listen to my podcasts as I do every day and I'm suddenly running into an issue where, once clicked on, the podcasts length is significantly cut down. In this case I'm trying to list...
  • Susan_GP
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution iOS. Spotify lock screen widget was replaced and works completely different

PlanPremiumDevice(iPhone 14 pro)Operating System(iOS 17.6.1) My Question or IssueSpotify widget used to open the home page of the app. But today it was changed and now it just starts one of your recent playlists. Previous widget is no longer availabl...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Device (iPhone 14 pro) Operating System (iOS 17.6.1)   My Question or Issue Spotify widget used to open the home page of the app. But today it was changed and now it just st...
  • NorthernLaw
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    Spotify Widget
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Superuser Contribution “Song Not Downloaded” Local File Transfer

PlanPremiumCountryCanada/USDevicePC: Asus Laptop || Mobile: iPhone XROperating SystemPC: Windows 11 || latest IOS My Issue:Hi there! I have been struggling to sync my local files uploaded from my PC to my iPhone. Whenever I try to play the song, I ge...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Canada/US Device PC: Asus Laptop || Mobile: iPhone XR Operating System PC: Windows 11 || latest IOS   My Issue: Hi there! I have been struggling to sync my local f...
  • Yordan
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Superuser Contribution Ios 18/iphone 13 issues

ios 18 (currently 18.5) on iphone 13. Not jailbroken/phone is as when purchased brand new. please note - done 3 or 4 clean installs (restarting) and have already had my account transferred twice.I also use an email/password to log in and also trimmed...

  • Casual Listener
  • ios 18 (currently 18.5) on iphone 13. Not jailbroken/phone is as when purchased brand new.   please note - done 3 or 4 clean installs (restarting) and have already had my account transferred t...
  • AlejaR
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Superuser Contribution apple watch doesn’t play music

apple watch always plays on iphone even though wifi is off on the watch and the iphone is in flight mode with bluetooth and wifi off.every time i switch the output device to the watch is switches back to the phone.even though the iphone should be com...

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  • apple watch always plays on iphone even though wifi is off on the watch and the iphone is in flight mode with bluetooth and wifi off. every time i switch the output device to the watch is switches b...
  • MihailY
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Superuser Contribution Why does a random playlist or album open on my phone when I reopen the app?

This usually happens when I unlock my iPhone and open the Spotify app (which was still running in the background). Upon opening, Spotify will briefly show the page I was last on, then unexpectedly opens some random content. This content has ranged fr...

  • Casual Listener
  • This usually happens when I unlock my iPhone and open the Spotify app (which was still running in the background). Upon opening, Spotify will briefly show the page I was last on, then unexpectedly op...
  • cccloudsss
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Superuser Contribution Battery drain on iPhone

Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 15 pro Operating System iOS 17.0.3 Spotify version 8.8.80.570 My Question or Issue Hello, I just recently got an iPhone 15 pro. At night I like to play some noise through Spotify to sleep. I noticed th...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 15 pro Operating System iOS 17.0.3 Spotify version 8.8.80.570   My Question or Issue Hello, I just recently got an iPhone...
  • maggiebeckmann
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution The wrong song is playing

Tried playing “Up to no Good” by the Hoosiers and something entirely different is playing, I’m not sure what’s going on

  • Casual Listener
  • Tried playing “Up to no Good” by the Hoosiers and something entirely different is playing, I’m not sure what’s going on
  • Parzivalパルジヴァル
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podcast start halfway

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceiPhone 15Operating SystemIos 18.5 My Question or IssueOn ios app as well as during carplay, when going from one podcast episode to the next one in the queue (either by pressing next or just due to auto play of next...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands   Device iPhone 15 Operating System Ios 18.5   My Question or Issue On ios app as well as during carplay, when going from one podcast episode to ...
  • Billy-J
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Superuser Contribution Artist’s Monthly Listeners Disappeared

PlanPremium StudentCountry UK DeviceIphone 16Operating SystemIOS 18.5 My Question or IssueHi, I just noticed that the monthly listeners count is no longer showing on artist pages on Spotify. For example, the number used to appear under their name, bu...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Student Country UK   Device Iphone 16 Operating System IOS 18.5   My Question or Issue Hi, I just noticed that the monthly listeners count is no longer showing on...
  • tunedIN
  • Roadie
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